January 29th, 2009 () Climate Action › Colin Hagan › No Comments
The media’s two favorite words right now seem to be "economy" and "stimulus." That’s because yesterday the United States Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an $825 billion economic recovery package, by a vote of 244-188. President Obama and Congress are developing this recovery package to help relieve state budgets, create jobs rebuilding [...]
January 26th, 2009 () Clean Energy › Dr. Stephen A. Smith › No Comments
Welcome to cleanenergy.org, the website of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE). While we all share concerns about our economy, it is also an exciting time as new leadership takes over in Washington. DC. For SACE, we are excited about the focus on “green jobs” and clean energy. Myself, our board and our staff [...]
January 1st, 2009 () Clean Energy, Climate Action, Elections, Energy Policy › Jennifer Rennicks › No Comments
As we look ahead to the new year, I wanted to bring this to your attention. In November, SACE’s monthly webinar series examined the results from the 2008 elections. I hosted this briefing for SACE members and allies to review the results from the historic 2008 elections and preview how this new Congress and Administration [...]